Toggle off the automatic system update switch in Settings. For app updates, open the Play Store settings to Network Preferences These directions apply to Android phones from Samsung and Google.

Windows updates can be like dentist appointments for some people — you know they're important, but on the other hand, you're going to do everything to put them off, or get out of it altogether.

At some point, maybe during setup, possibly after encountering a pop-up you barely read, you agreed to let your iPhone update apps automatically. It made sense at the time. Automatic updates mean less ...

Microsoft no longer allows you to disable automatic app updates permanently. This means that whenever an update is available for a Microsoft Store app installed on your computer, it will be downloaded ...

iOS 26 can dynamically reserve space for automatic updates, according to Apple. "Depending on the amount of free space available, iOS might dynamically reserve update space for Automatic Updates to ...